Fall 2016
M W 10:30-11:20; AL 116
Course Instructor: Dr. M. Pinheiro; mpinheir@uwaterloo.ca; @BiolClass; B1-276
Office Hours: Tuesdays 11am 12pm; or by appointment
E Hours:
You may expect replies to email within 72 hours.
Laboratory Instructor: Dr. Bruce Wolff; brwolff@uwaterloo.ca; B1-381
Laboratory Sessions: Begin the week of Sept. 12th (see lab schedule below)
NOTE: Lab manuals available at uWaterloo bookstore.
What is zoology ??
Course Description:
Across animal diversity, common characteristics can be seen that help us to understand
how species have changed with time, and succeeded in their environment. In this course
students will begin to analyze the animal life that is found on our planet. This includes
how they live, where they live, and how we organize (and remember) them.
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Weight:
Laboratory Component
General Lab work
Lab Exam
In-class Quiz
(iClicker/REEF)
35 % *
5%
15 %
3 Written assignments
and peer reviews
Final revised
assignment submitted
to M. Pinheiro
Multiple choice
35 %
Multiple choice
10 % **
Teaching/Learning
Methods Used:
Hands-on skills
Quizzes
Bell ringer exam
Multiple choice
quizzes (practice for
exams and test your
knowledge)
NOTE: During the term this distribution may change - all changes will be clearly explained during lecture.
* To pass this course you must pass the laboratory component (see below).
** Students may choose to opt-out and move this mark to the final.
Notification must be sent via email to M Pinheiro by Mon. Oct. 3rd.
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Pre-reading Pages:
41 53 (215-227)
- Up to Major Protozoan Taxa
- Focus on bolded terms
- Nucleus and Mitochondria should be review and I expect you
to know that information
71 74 (245-248)
- Up to Form and Function
85-91 (259-265)
- Up to Class Hydrozoa
- Focus on bolded terms
105-107 (279-281) - Focus on Coral Reefs & types
Pre-reading Pages:
No reading
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Pre-reading Pages:
183 - 189 ( 398-335)
- Focus on the structures of Molluscs that are outlined in the
text
- Up to/excluding Reproduction
204 - 208 (350-354)
- Read through the cephalopod material, with attention to
Nervous System, and Communication
215 - 225 (418-427)
- Subphylum Crustacea
236 - 242 (439-444)
- Class Insecta introduction, pay special attention to the
description of flight
Pre-reading Pages:
266-274 (468-476)
- Introduction to Echinoderms, and their characteristics
290 - 296 (492-498)
- Pay special attention to the 5 characteristics of chordates
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DAY:
Sept 12
Sept 19
Sept 26
Oct 3
Oct 10
Oct 17
Oct 24
Oct 31
Nov 7
TOPIC
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4. Submit a copy of your documentation (VIF, etc) to me - before/after class, to my office (B1276) or via my mail slot in the Biology office (ESC 350). The Science Undergraduate Office
does not do this!
5. Properly documented, missed midterms will have their weight transferred to your final
exam. A properly documented, missed lab exam will be written during a pre-designated rewrite date. A properly documented, missed final exam will be written the next time this course
is offered (Fall 2017). Note that filing documentation with the Science Office does NOT
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